Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024
Overview of St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 62% | 3% | 72% | 28% | 62% | 3% | 66% | 28% | 66% | 67% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 169 |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 0% | 52% | 10% | 62% | 0% | 62% | 3% | 55% | 69% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 25% | 180 |
| 2022/23 | 45% | 0% | 68% | 32% | 55% | 0% | 74% | 19% | 77% | 84% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | +2.10 | -1.60 | +1.90 | 28% | 184 |
| 2018/19 | 54% | 0% | 73% | 12% | 65% | 0% | 85% | 23% | 85% | 77% | 103.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | -0.70 | -1.80 | -0.20 | 28% | 231 |
| 2017/18 | 68% | 0% | 68% | 11% | 79% | 7% | 82% | 14% | 86% | 79% | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +0.10 | +1.80 | +2.90 | 26% | 221 |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 0% | 77% | 19% | 88% | 0% | 96% | 15% | 88% | 88% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | +2.80 | +2.40 | +4.10 | 22% | 224 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 169 | 23.4 | 21% | 41% | 44% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 180 | 20.0 | 25% | 43% | 40% | 7% | 21% |
| 2022/23 | 184 | 22.9 | 28% | 45% | 42% | 9% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 194 | 18.2 | 28% | 54% | 41% | 7% | 21% |
| 2020/21 | 200 | 16.6 | 28% | 34% | 36% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 231 | 20.5 | 28% | 34% | 37% | 5% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 221 | 22.6 | 26% | 38% | 39% | 6% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 224 | 22.3 | 22% | 47% | 41% | 6% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.